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Joe Biden Denied Communion At Catholic Church In S.Carolina

Joe Biden Denied Communion At Catholic Church In S.Carolina

October 31, 2019 12:54 am

Former Vice President Joe Biden was denied communion Sunday at a Catholic church in South Carolina over his support for abortion rights.

Father Robert Morey, the pastor at Saint Anthony Catholic Church in Florence, told the Florence Morning News that he had denied Biden communion because “any public figure who advocates for abortion places himself or herself outside of Church teaching.”
“Holy Communion signifies we are one with God, each other and the Church. Our actions should reflect that,” Morey said in an email to the newspaper. He said that “as a priest, it is my responsibility to minister to
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Bisi Alimi Organises First-Ever LGBT Event In Lagos

Bisi Alimi Organises First-Ever LGBT Event In Lagos

October 31, 2019 12:54 am
 

Nigerian gay rights activist Bisi Alimi has organised the first-ever LGBT event in Nigeria.

The event tagged “Night of Diversity 2019” was organised by his foundation The Bisi Alimi Foundation. It held last night in Lagos, Tuesday 29th October.

Alimi expressed such an event could hold in Nigeria took to his Instagram story to say:

“I am so emotional this morning. Never thought that last night was going to be possible in Lagos and in Nigeria in my lifetime.

We organised a LGBT event and the crowd came out for it, both straight and LGBT, people came out”.

It

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Fire Destroys Historic Building In Japan

Fire Destroys Historic Building In Japan

October 31, 2019 12:27 am

A fire has destroyed the main structures of Shuri Castle, a Unesco World Heritage site on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa.

Firefighters have been battling the flames since early on Thursday. No injuries have been reported so far.

The wooden castle, built 500 years ago in the Ryukyu Dynasty, was designated Japan’s national treasure in 1933.

It was almost completely destroyed in a battle during World War Two. The current structure is a reconstruction.

The main building, as well as the north and south structures of the castle have burned to the ground, local media said.

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at Shuri CastleImage Firefighters have been
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Accept Verdict in Good Faith, ACF Tells Atiku

Accept Verdict in Good Faith, ACF Tells Atiku

October 31, 2019 12:14 am

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called on former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 presidential poll, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to accept the verdict of Nigerians and the affirmation of the Supreme Court of President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the poll, as a true democrat.

In a statement issued yesterday by the spokesman of the forum, Alhaji Muhammad Ibrahim, the forum also appealed to President Buhari to be magnanimous in victory and invite the opposition to join hands in building a peaceful and prosperous Nigeria.

“The challenges of elections through the due process …

US House Advances Bill Imposing Sanctions On Turkey

US House Advances Bill Imposing Sanctions On Turkey

October 30, 2019 5:46 pm

The United States House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved legislation aimed at imposing sanctions on Turkish military and government officials over Ankara’s military operation against Kurdish forces in northeast Syria.

The 403-16 vote is the latest rebuke of Trump’s decision to withdraw US forces from northeast Syria and leave Kurdish allies without military support as Turkey launched an operation in the area.

“These sanctions are specifically designed to target the Turkish officials and institutions responsible for the bloodshed in Syria without senselessly hurting the Turkish people,” said Representative Eliot Engel, the Democratic chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

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Last February, a four-engined US OC-135B aircraft - a variant of the old Stratolifter military transport plane - lumbered into the air to conduct a surveillance flight over Russia.

US-Russia Surveillance Flights Treaty Under Threat

October 30, 2019 4:12 pm

Last February, a four-engined US OC-135B aircraft – a variant of the old Stratolifter military transport plane – lumbered into the air to conduct a surveillance flight over Russia.

Among those on board were six Russian officials to ensure fair-play. It was all part of a little-known agreement – the Open Skies Treaty – that since entering into force in 2002 has enabled unarmed reconnaissance flights over Russia, the United States and several other countries to improve confidence and assure against surprise attack.

Now this treaty is under threat. Reports suggest that US President Donald Trump has already signed a …

Barack Obama Mobilises Americans To Vote In Viral Video

Barack Obama Challenges ‘Woke’ Culture

October 30, 2019 3:27 pm

Former US President Barack Obama has challenged “woke” culture telling young people: “The world is messy.”

He made the comments at the Obama Foundation’s annual summit in Chicago on Tuesday.

Mr Obama said that calling people out on social media did not bring about change, and that change was complex.

“Woke” is described as being alert to racial or social discrimination and injustice, along with being aware of what’s going on in the community.

Mr Obama told the audience: “I get a sense among certain young people on social media that the way of making change is to be as …

JJ Lin: Nurses Suspended Over 'Auctioning' Of Singer's Drip

JJ Lin: Nurses Suspended Over ‘Auctioning’ Of Singer’s Drip

October 30, 2019 3:27 pm

Eleven staff have been suspended from a Chinese hospital on suspicion of trying to sell medical products used by a popular singer JJ Lin.

A photo of a drip bag and syringe said to have been used by JJ Lin during his recent hospital stay in Jiangsu province were posted online by staff.

He had been admitted to hospital last week with a fever following a concert.

Lin, 38, has released 13 Mandopop albums – pop music sung in Mandarin – since 2013 and won best Mandarin male singer in the Golden Melody Awards.

Among the items posted for …

NATO Demands Russia Withdraw All Troops’ From Ukraine

NATO Demands Russia Withdraw All Troops’ From Ukraine

October 30, 2019 2:56 pm

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday welcomed a pullback by the Ukrainian army and Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, but reiterated calls for Russia to “withdraw all their troops”.

Tuesday saw a long-awaited pullback between the two sides in a key area of the war-torn east.

The move was a precondition for the first face-to-face talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.

“We welcome all efforts to reduce tensions,” Stoltenberg said during a visit to the Ukrainian port city of Odessa.

“But we know there

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Quebec Raises Legal Consumption Age For Cannabis To 21

Quebec Raises Legal Consumption Age For Cannabis To 21

October 30, 2019 2:40 pm

The day cannabis was legalized in Canada in 2018, the line outside of Quebec’s government-run pot shop in downtown Montreal ran hundreds deep down multiple city blocks.

At least some of those enthusiasts will be gravely disappointed after a new law passed by the provincial government has raised the legal consumption age from 18 to 21. The change, announced this week, is intended to “protect” teenagers and their developing brains, according to the junior health minister, Lionel Carmant.

The new law, which comes into effect on 1 January, also prohibits the consumption of cannabis on public roads, in bus shelters, …

UK: Boris Johnson Fails Again To Call Snap Election

UK: Boris Johnson Fails Again To Call Snap Election

October 29, 2019 5:57 pm

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has again failed in his drive to call an early election, as he sought to break the political deadlock over Britain’s departure from the European Union.

A total of 299 MPs on Monday night backed Johnson’s latest bid – his third – but with opposition parties abstaining and 70 MPs voting against, the prime minister did not secure the backing of the two-thirds of the 650 MPs required by law to pass the motion.

Read Also: Brexit: Boris Johnson In Last Push To Get Deal Through

An exasperated Johnson in response said the electorate would

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Chile Police Accused Of Using Excessive Force On Protesters

Chile Police Accused Of Using Excessive Force On Protesters

October 29, 2019 5:05 pm

Santiago, Chile – Gabriel del Campo said he was peacefully protesting in the small square of a quiet Santiago neighbourhood last week when things quickly turned violent.

“It was very peaceful. Lots of families,” he told Al Jazeera, adding they were taking part in a “cacerolazo”, a non-violent form of protest where crowds bang pots and pans.

Before long, police forcefully entered into the crowd, throwing tear gas, he said.

“There were children, babies – I was next to an old man with a walking stick” he added.

To protect those around him, Del Campo said he kicked a smoking

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